Chapter 43: Internal strife implicates the innocent

On a day off, Lu Datou brought two catties of braised beef to the Chen family to find Chen Guanlou for a drink.

Chen Guanlou's old hen took a hot bath, added various spices, and turned into a fragrant roasted chicken.

Lu Datou was drooling, drinking wine from a big bowl and eating meat from a big mouth.

"Still Chen Tou's place is good, eating fragrant and drinking spicy, I want to live in your house."

"What Chen Tou. Still according to before, call me Little Lou."

Lu Datou chuckled, "Then I won't be polite, Brother Little Lou!"

Chen Guanlou:...

He was too lazy to correct the other party, eat full first.

Lu Datou gnawed on the chicken leg and muttered: "You are truly a god. At the beginning, you said Jiang Tu would definitely return to his original post before the end of the year, I didn't believe it at first. Now I trust you one hundred percent. You didn't see Xu Fugui's face when he learned Jiang Tu returned to his original post, it was extremely smelly. I guess he regrets not listening to your advice."

"If he regrets, he will only regret not squeezing more silver from the Marquis Prefecture."

Regarding Xu Fugui, Chen Guanlou still understood. Greedy for money and lust, plus short-sighted.

"The people in the Jia-block prison, didn't make things difficult for you, right?" Lu Datou asked in a low voice, very worried.

Chen Guanlou smiled and shook his head, "At present, everyone is in peace."

Lu Datou worried for him: "I heard, this position of yours, any prison guard in the Jia-block prison who could be counted, all coveted it. Some people spent a lot of money privately to run relationships. As a result, you successfully parachuted in, and many people hate you for grabbing the position. You must be careful, the water in the Jia-block prison is very deep."

"Many thanks for Brother Datou's reminder. What else did they say, Brother Datou might as well tell me together."

"Someone wants to give you some color to see."

"Who?"

"Not clear. I also just happened to hear a sentence or two. In short, be careful."

"Hmm, I know."

After Lu Datou left, Chen Guanlou tidied up, carried a small bottle of wine, and went to the home of Master Du to ask for learning.

When Master Du saw him, he sighed long and short.

He joked: "What's wrong with Master Du? Could it be that someone is naughty and making trouble in the school again?"

"Alas, my job is probably not going to be kept."

"How can that be? You have been teaching in the Marquis Prefecture private school for so many years, who would dismiss you. Master Du, don't joke."

Master Du poured himself a glass of wine, "You should know that the old lady of the Marquis Prefecture was originally a successor."

Chen Guanlou nodded, he of course knew this.

"Then you should also know that the eldest master of the Marquis Prefecture was born to the original wife, and the second master and third master were born to the old lady."

Chen Guanlou nodded again, "Master Du, what exactly do you want to say?"

Master Du sighed, "I was invited by the eldest master to teach. Since the eldest master was injured, he hasn't managed things much. The second master and the young master of the second house started to manage the house.

Two days ago, the second master suddenly came to the private school to check. I thought the second master finally wanted to pay attention to the private school. But I didn't expect, it was because the young master of the second house went back, and was discovered by the servants to have rouge on the corner of his mouth. Then, someone added oil and vinegar to say how chaotic the private school was, the young masters didn't learn knowledge in the private school, but learned a bunch of bad habits. This is truly a huge injustice.

The golden young master of the Marquis Prefecture, where would I dare to manage, where would I dare to ask. Saying they came to the private school to study, the person didn't even show up, the so-called studying was just a cover. Who knows where he went to fool around, and was discovered with a smell of rouge, actually pushing the responsibility to the private school, pushing it to me. I am unable to defend myself. I admit, the management of the private school is indeed a bit loose, but it definitely doesn't exist in that situation. Absurd! Truly absurd!"

Master Du was so angry his beard trembled, angry that the second master was unwilling to listen to his defense.

Seeing that the job was not going to be kept, Master Du had been depressed for the past two days. When Chen Guanlou came, he seemed to have found support, and poured it all out.

The Marquis Prefecture has four generations under one roof.

The most respected status is none other than the old lady.

Below the old lady, is the eldest master who inherited the Marquis title.

However, because the eldest master went out hunting some years ago, fell from a horse, broke his leg, and left behind hidden dangers, his personality changed greatly since then, and he didn't manage things much. The eldest wife was in poor health, sick all year round, and couldn't manage things either.

The eldest son of the eldest house, sought a job, and was away from the mansion for a long time, having no time to ask about the affairs of the mansion. The eldest young wife, after giving birth to two children, also became a sick person, and couldn't manage things either.

Therefore, the task of managing the house fell to the second house.

The second master sought a job in the Guanglu Temple, and didn't go to the government office to be on duty on weekdays, only reciting poetry, drinking, and fooling around with guests in the mansion. Or go out to be happy for ten days or half a month. In short, he is a middle-aged spoiled brat.

The son of the second house, the second young master of the mansion, neither literary nor martial, sought a job in the government office but didn't manage things, so he simply managed a mess of things in the mansion. He managed the outside, and his wife managed the inside.

Nowadays, the Marquis Prefecture, inside and outside, big and small things, are basically decided by the second house.

As for the third house, they are busy with internal strife. The third master is greedy for flowers and lust, bringing one after another home, and the third wife and the concubines in the back yard have fought endlessly.

Everyone can see that the old lady clearly favors the second house, supporting the second house with all her strength. Maybe, she even had the idea of letting the second house replace the eldest house.

If the eldest master hadn't broken his leg, the old lady wouldn't have dared to have such thoughts.

It just so happened that the eldest house was sick, disabled, and the old lady couldn't help but think more. The second house, under the old lady's hint, jumped more and more happily. The third house naturally assisted the second house, uniting to suppress the eldest house.

The Marquis Prefecture is chaotic, and everything comes from this.

It's no wonder Master Du is worried that his job won't be kept.

The second master's precious golden grandson, still young, went out to study and brought back a smell of rouge, this would make anyone angry.

It just so happened that Master Du was invited back by the eldest master.

"What does the master plan to do? Could it be that you just sit at home and sigh, and don't think of a way?"

"What other way can I think of? The eldest master doesn't manage things, the eldest young master is not in the mansion, the eldest wife and the eldest young wife are all sick and don't manage things. You tell me what I should do."

"Can the eldest master watch the second house dismiss you?" Chen Guanlou ate a peanut, "The eldest master is the proper master of the Marquis Prefecture, other things are fine, but regarding the private school, regarding the welfare of the Chen family's disciples, can he not ask?"

Master Du hesitated.

Chen Guanlou said again: "You can't manage that bunch of monkeys, is it possible that changing a master can manage them. Besides, the school style is corrupt, it's the second young master who took the lead. When I was studying in the private school, I knew the situation inside better than anyone. My eldest sister really couldn't stand it, worried I would learn bad things, and would rather spend money to let me study with Master Su.

Actually, after you came, Master Du, the school style has improved, at least I am much stronger than when I was studying, at least there are people willing to study hard. When I was studying, they were all mixed-up, none of them were successful."

Master Du saw hope, "Do you really think the eldest master will manage this matter?"

"Whether he manages it or not is another matter, you must first see the eldest master and inform him of the inside story in detail. Regardless of whether the job is kept or not, you must strive for yourself." ===== CHAPTER 44 =====